Nam, who is unseeded, defeated No 6 seed Daniele Capecchi of Italy 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 in a 2hr 48min match.

National team member Thật was also the best sprinter of the stage and grabbed the green jersey.

The organisers of the match have decided to hold the match in the empty venue because of the ongoing deadly coronavirus outbreak.

Nguyễn Quang Vinh played a key role in Việt Nam’s Junior Davis Cup Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament win over Singapore in the quarter-finals on Thursday in Indonesia.

The Vietnamese beat Federico Iannaccone of Italy 5-7, 6-2, 6-0 in the second-round match.

World number one and Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty set up a ninth career meeting with two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova at the Qatar Open on Thursday.

Inter Milan booked their ticket to the Europa League last 16 on Thursday with a 2-1 win on the night and 4-1 on aggregate over Bulgarian club Ludogorets to deafening silence and a surreal atmosphere behind closed doors of their San Siro Stadium.

Việt Nam will depart for Morocco tomorrow to take part in the Davis Cup’s World Group II Play-offs.

All eyes will be on Nguyễn Thị Thu Nhi when she fights for the World Boxing Organisation Asia Pacific minimumweight title on Saturday in Cambodia.

Lý Hoàng Nam came from behind to win the first main round of the M15 Sharm El Sheikh tennis tournament on Wednesday in Egypt.

Việt Nam advanced to the semi-final round of the Junior Davis Cup/Junior Fed Cup Asia Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament as the second-placed teams of their groups on Wednesday in Indonesia.

Kevin De Bruyne orchestrated a dramatic Manchester City comeback on Wednesday as they stunned Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu to put one foot in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Cristiano Ronaldo drew a blank as a Lucas Tousart goal handed Lyon a surprise 1-0 win over Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in France on Wednesday.

In all three matches Liverpool looked sloppy, out-of-sorts and tired. Like a team that quite frankly needed a break.

Việt Nam continued winning at the Junior Davis Cup/Junior Fed Cup Asia-Oceania Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Tuesday.

Sofia Kenin suffered on Tuesday her third defeat since winning the Australian Open earlier this month, losing to Ukrainian youngster Dayana Yastremska in the Doha second round, while world number one Ashleigh Barty cruised to victory.

Jordan Henderson and Lucy Bronze have won the England player of the year awards for 2019.

Top Vietnamese boxer Trương Đình Hoàng will defend his World Boxing Association Asia super middleweight title on February 15 in Manila, the Philippines.

Former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki on Tuesday pulled out of the Kooyong Classic citing soreness, meaning the Dane will have no further match practice before next week's Australian Open -- her final tournament before retiring.

AC Milan have signed Bournemouth goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to replace Spaniard Pepe Reina who completed a six-month loan deal to Premier League club Aston Villa on Monday.